(Yicai Global) March 28 -- Shanghai will mass test its population for Covid-19 from today to April 5, with the Pudong and Puxi areas, on either side of the Huangpu river, put into separately timed lockdowns.

Pudong residents are being tested from today to April 1, while Puxi residents will be tested from April 1 to 5.

Residents of a residential compound in Pudong line up to get tested.

PPE-clad staff check passenger’s health and travel codes at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on March 26. Railway stations and airports will stay open.

Staff disinfect ticket gates at the waiting hall of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on March 26.

A delivery man drops off ordered items at a residential compound in Pudong on March 26. Food and other daily necessities are being delivered without personal contact.

The Bund area was almost empty yesterday evening. Public ferries, taxis and the subway system will not operate for the duration of the testing period.

Editors: Dou Shicong, Peter Thomas